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Listening Skill Requires a Further Look into SecondForeign Language Learning
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Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-09-05
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Current English-as-a-second and foreign-language (ESL/EFL) research has encouraged to treat each communicative macroskill separately due to space constraint, but the interrelationship among these skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) is not paid due attention.
This study attempts to examine first the existing relationship among the four dominant skills, second the potential impact of reading background on the overall language proficiency, and finally the relationship between listening and overall language proficiency as listening is considered an overlooked/passive skill in the pedagogy of the second/foreign language classroom.
However, the literature in language learning has revealed that listening skill has salient importance in both first and second language learning.
The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of each of four skills in EFL learning and their existing interrelationships in an EFL setting.
The outcome of 701 Iranian applicants undertaking International English Language Testing System (IELTS) in Tehran demonstrates that all communicative macroskills have varied correlations from moderate (reading and writing) to high (listening and reading).
The findings also show that the applicants’ reading history assisted them in better performing at high stakes tests, and what is more, listening skill was strongly correlated with the overall language proficiency.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Bozorgian, Hossein. 2012. Listening Skill Requires a Further Look into SecondForeign Language Learning. ISRN Education،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-10.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Bozorgian, Hossein. Listening Skill Requires a Further Look into SecondForeign Language Learning. ISRN Education No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-499880
American Medical Association (AMA)
Bozorgian, Hossein. Listening Skill Requires a Further Look into SecondForeign Language Learning. ISRN Education. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-499880
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-499880